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Jean-philippe Rykiel's lyrics & chords

Jean-Philippe Rykiel taught himself piano as a child. He was BORN BLIND in 1961. Theolonius Monk was a big inspiration but more so the work of PIERRE HENRY with synthesizers. He is a grand master of the synty and electronic music, displaying an intuitive and insightful exposition of all he does. 1992 co-created "Eyes Open" for Youssou N'Dour, finally with the worldwide hit album "Wommat/The Guide" in 1994 they achieved fame. 1994 he arranged and performed "The Lama's Chant" an album of Tibetan prayers sung by Lama Gyurme. "The Lama's Chant"...read more

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